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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
15
Dr A W Chase kidney liver pills advertised as spring blood purifiers due to action on liver and kidneys. Claims include relief from headaches limb pains backache and constipation with one pill per dose, 25 cents a box, sold by Bates Co and Edmon ton Toronto Ont.
A Philadelphia Ledger comic snippet shows O Riley asking O Toole about his evening. He replies he played Bridget whist and explains the game along with sitting in the kitchen eating pie cake and chicken until Bridget warns of the wife returning by shouting whist.
An old advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil treats many ailments including sore throat croup whooping cough chest pains colic and other complaints. It highlights internal and external use with a bottle costing little and urges keeping it on hand.
A columnist notes a man with a loud voice remains hopeful about an election after recalling a book saying the unexpected often happens. The remark hints at optimism based on surprise outcomes rather than clear trend.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. it is a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, purifies the blood, acts on mucous surfaces, and is offered with testimonials. Manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O, 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A colonal exchange shows a native bill collector demanding a wheel tax and animal taxes, listing four rupees wheel tax two ponies and other charges. The sahib responds angrily threatening his dog and warns the collector to stay away, settling at a total of ten rupees.
Sir Spencer Walpole argues in the Contemporary Review that Homer imagined a world limited to Greece and nearby regions. He notes Homer’s knowledge touched Egypt and northern Africa, with vague reports of southern Italy, yet real geography diverged from the poet’s vision. The piece contrasts the Iliad’s sea with today’s vast oceans and suggests the ten years’ war was a local contest, not a world-spanning conflict.
The article describes the Lucky Bag as a monthly maritime tradition on ships where items left around are collected. Sailors crowd the bag hoping lost items like jackknives shoes tobacco plugs photos and sewing kits may be found among the assorted possessions.
A college girl recalls a missionary sermon urging women to become fishers of men. Students mocked the rhetoric as he pressed college women to go forth, noting a deplorable spirit of levity during the talk.
A depositor mocks a bank receiver and a Benedict about marriage. The bachelor jokes that married life offers no real comfort, while the Benedict laments the expense of a wife. The blue married man offers consoling humor that a wife is costly yet long lasting.
Professor Bolley of the North Dakota Government Agricultural Station reports that flax crop draws less soil draft than wheat corn or oats. He notes flax seeds mature quickly and can fit into short North West seasons, offering profit in rotation with other crops on both new and old lands.
A quip from London Opinion jokes about a man Chapell who wears a cord on his finger to remind him to post his wife’s letter. He admits he forgot to deliver it, and her reminder becomes the humorous punchline.
Mothers trust Baby's Own Tablets for constipation vomiting and restlessness in babies and children. A government analyst assures the medicine contains no poisonous opiate and that it is always safe for newborns and growing children. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A proverb contrasts a man seeking contentment without love with a woman preferring love without contentment, illustrating divergent desires in relationships.
Advertises SPAVIN LINIMENT claim to remove hard or soft lumps and blemishes from horses including blood spavin curbs splints rubbed bone sweeney and more. Promises cure for sore throat coughs and swollen throat with a savings of 50 dollars for one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
The Louisville Courier-Journal uses a Shakespearean aside about a 1908 spring hat. It notes the line “Tis not so deep as a well nor so wide as a barn door yet ’twill serve” as a humorous example and reflects period fashion commentary.
Mrs C D Prince of Nauwigewauk reports severe quinsy nearly caused suffocation but she used Minard's Liniment and was cured at once. She says she is never without it and signs her grateful endorsement dated October 21.
In a terse exchange, Bangs notes the dog named John D. never loses a scent. Hunter confirms the dog’s flawless record as they discuss the Cornell Widow matter.
A brief Chicago Tribune quip pokes fun at a defendant described as lazy. A witness counters with a sharp reply noting the man's lack of voluntary effort to digest his meals, joking he would have starved fifteen years ago.
Recount of Christchurch victory at Oxford and a historic drowning hazard. Dr Smith later dean of Christchurch, as undergraduate, saved a friend at Iffley by striking the drowning man with a boat hook to prevent both from sinking. The incident is cited as a testament to presence of mind in peril.
The transition to warm weather increases internal complaints with dysentery common in spring and summer. Dr J D Kelloggs Dysentery Cordial is billed as the best medicine to subdue this painful ailment and is said to be a standard remedy sold widely.
Quarrel quoted between spouses highlights a wife who remains meek and sighs when her husband declares he is right. The dialogue notes her gentle concession with the phrase Oh very well dear have it your own way.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E W Groves signature on each box. 25c.
A man at a country fair mocks the prize cattle and boasts that his father raised the biggest calf around, prompting a bystander to react with disbelief and laughter as the crowd chuckles at the exchange.
The author argues long strenuous activity keeps leg muscles steady for climbs. Short daily walks fail to prepare and increase risk of mountaineering accidents. Regular training year round is essential for those pursuing serious climbing.
Mrs Jans B Eustis posed with a live boa constrictor around her during New York guests, drawing alarm from some onlookers. The passage recalls Frank Buckland praising a woman draped in black velvet with her pet boa, noting its cleanliness and docility as a household companion in a tale of elegance and fashion.
The Kansas City Journal reports a humorous exchange where a suitor asks Mr Hoptoad for forgiveness after marrying his daughter. The father responds with a blunt boarding offer: payment in full, cash, 100 percent in advance.
Mr Subbs explains to Miss Flanigan that his wife is a chronic invalid confined to her room. Miss Flanigan questions the idea, noting the woman may be confined by kitchen duties.
A Kansas City Times quip notes distance sweetens mystique for collectors while not easing the burden of pay day, reflecting on money pressures and distant horizons.
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